Expressing "then…" with "name"

那么 at the start of a clause draws a conclusion — "in that case".

那么 / 那 + Clause

How it works

他不听，那我应该怎么办? — he won't listen, so what should I do? Usually shortened to 那 in speech.

It responds to what was just said, which is why it typically opens the sentence.

This is a different 那么 from the one that intensifies adjectives.

tā bù tīng, nà wǒ yīng gāi zěn me bàn?
他不听，那我应该怎么办？
He won't listen — so what should I do?
nà wǒ men míng tiān jiàn ba
那我们明天见吧。
In that case, see you tomorrow.
nǐ bú qù, nà me wǒ yě bú qù
你不去，那么我也不去。
If you're not going, then neither am I.